In watching that play again, there are two things that stand out. First, it’s clear Trubisky needs to refine his footwork when rolling left. His feet never get to a place where he found himself comfortable enough to throw an accurate pass, which might have led to the hesitation, and ultimately a sack. Second, Trubisky might have been looking elsewhere to make a bigger play:

Dowell Loggains said Mitchell Trubisky committed a "cardinal sin" taking a sack on a bootleg on this play: https://t.co/vNOFe9OguC

JJ Stankevitz of NBC Sports Chicago breaks down what might be Trubisky’s most egregious sack of the season. But as shown in the image above, Trubisky has an open receiver deep behind the Green Bay secondary. I’m not a mind-reader, but that’s probably the player Trubisky instinctively wants to hit in an attempt to get out from under the shadow of his own goal posts, into Packers territory, and possible even score a long touchdown if all goes well. Kudos to Trubisky for reading the field high-to-low and thinking about making that kind of play. That kind of thinking will serve him well moving forward, but he’ll also need to learn to take what is given to him when a simple throw can be made.

Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times writes this injury plagued year for Long has been frustrating for a player who who has worked himself back from ankle surgery and a shoulder injury that nagged him in 2016. Based on the comments we received from you, our lovely readers, many of you wouldn’t be opposed to Long receiving the kind of maintenance necessary to clean up some of his injuries and prepare him for 2018. I’m not going to argue with you because your hearts and minds are in a logical place. However, I will say Long seems like the type willing to play through injuries if able to.

Putting Long back at right guard would allow the Bears to slide Cody Whitehair back to center. Whitehair visited the Bernstein and Goff Show on WSCR 670-AM and discussed what has been a trying second season. Whitehair played at a near Pro Bowl level as a rookie in 2016, but hasn’t found consistency this season as he has shifted around the line making starts at center and guard because of injuries suffered by Long and Josh Sitton. But credit Whitehair for working hard to hone his craft at different positions, which is something that will hopefully pay off for him and the team in future years. Still, it’s disappointing watching what was supposed to be the strength of the offensive line not live up to its lofty preseason billing.

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